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Concept information

Preferred term

peptide mapping

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Analysis of peptides that are generated from the digestion or fragmentation of a protein or mixture of proteins, by electrophoresis; chromatography; or mass spectometry. The resulting peptide fingerprints are analyzed for a variety of purposes including the identification of the proteins in a sample, genetic polymorphisms, patterns of gene expression, and patterns diagnostic for diseases.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • peptide fingerprint
  • peptide fingerprinting
  • protein fingerprinting
  • protein footprinting

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/198777

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